Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Avoiding Temptation

Title: Avoiding Temptation

Author: K.A. Linde

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover By: Okay Creations

Photo By: Toski Covey Photography

Synopsis

Two years after walking out of Jack’s wedding, Lexi has
finally put her past behind her. She has made up her mind about where her life
is headed. This time, she is sticking to her guns, no matter what.

That is, until a phone call shatters the fragile grasp she
has on her new life. Lexi is forced to question everything she thought she knew
about what she wanted, and life-changing events push her to reevaluate the very
plans she holds so dear. Nevertheless, Lexi has to choose her true path. That
might just mean deciding, once and for all, that she doesn’t have to answer to
anyone but herself.

In this highly anticipated final installment of the
bestselling Avoiding series, follow Lexi as she juggles a new career, a new
city, and the burgeoning affections of three very different men.

He smiled, clearly contemplating her suggestion.Then, as she began to drag him back to their
cars, he hoisted her up into his arms and carried her into the park himself.

“Oh my God!What are
you doing?” she squealed as he walked forward.

He held her gingerly in his arms as if she weighed
nothing.

“I can walk! I can walk!”

“Are you going to behave?” he asked, smirking down at her face.

“Not if you keep carrying me!”

“Then, why would I put you down?”

She threw her head back, exasperated, and he just laughed at
her.

“All right, all right.I’ll put you down.”He placed her
lightly on her feet.

“Thank you,” she said, steadying herself against him in her
high heels.“Can we try to act like
civilized adults now?”

“What’s the fun in that?”

“You have a point.”

As they walked farther into the park, the trees began to cluster
together, and the city lights gradually disappeared. The characteristic
speeding of cars on the interstate and honking of horns in traffic through the
commuter city faded away to a dull hum, and they were left with each other. The
winding path they had selected was even farther off the beaten track, and Lexi
actually noticed that some stars were overhead. The stars had come out for them
tonight, like the stars had known they were going to take this moonlit stroll
through the city.

The weight of his hand was peaceful against hers, and the
sound of each other’s breathing kept a slow, easy rhythm about their movements—so
much so, that she hardly realized just how dark it was where they were. They
had walked so deep into the woods that even the lights in the park were missing
or had been extinguished.

“Hey,” she whispered, not even sure why she was being so
quiet.“It’s really dark out here.Don’t you think we should go back?”

“Yeah, probably,” he agreed, stopping and staring down at
her.“Let’s just go a little farther,
and if we don’t find the other side, we’ll circle back.”

Lexi nodded.

After another minute of walking on the darkened path, they
followed a bend in the trail, and suddenly, light illuminated the path before
them.

“Oh, good,” she murmured, breathing a sigh of relief.“We made it.”

He smiled back at her.“We did.”

Lexi looked into his face and saw a glint of something she
hadn’t recognized before. Had she not
been looking?He appeared absolutely
ecstatic.She hadn’t even realized how
happy he was and that such a small walk with her could brighten his mood.

Walking forward along the path, Lexi noticed it narrowed as
they ventured toward the light.Her eyes
widened as everything came into focus.

No wonder he was
grinning like an idiot.

White candles of all different shapes and sizes flickered
along the path. Hundreds of them illuminated their way, and she noticed, where
she hadn’t before, the streetlights were all still in place but had been shut
off to allow the red-and-orange flames to be the only source of light. He
had turned off the world in Piedmont Park to give Lexi one of her own.

She stared forward, perplexed and in awe at what was
materializing, as she followed him down the pathway. The candles opened up to a
small clearing where a giant blanket was laid out with a picnic basket and a
dozen long-stemmed red roses in a clear vase.

“What is this?” she whispered, facing him once more.

He just smiled. “Dessert?”

About the Author

K.A. Linde graduated with her Masters in political
science from the University of Georgia in 2012. She also has a bachelors in
political science and philosophy. She wrote her the Avoiding Series while
struggling through advanced statistical modeling and writing her thesis. She
enjoys dancing and writing novels that keep you guessing until the very end.

She currently resides in Georgia with her boyfriend and
two puppies, Lucy and Riker.